Ever since the start of the Italian Republic in 1946, the Italian political system seems to have experienced instability. It has had more than 60 governments in a 60 year period. In 1992, the political system collapsed and that which external factors attempted to achieve in the 1960s until the 1980s …

The past few years Internet has become an important medium in modern society. The use of Internet as a mass medium has resulted in the development of new online media. The feature all these new online media have in common is interactivity. The new web based applications allow citizens to create and share …

Motivation - The use of a Home Care Robot combined with a sensor network could possibly improve or replace current home Tele-healthcare systems that monitor elderly people or other people with health problems. Using robot for this is a new and we want to find out what the advantages or disadvantages …

Our ageing population is the result of two demographic trends: decreasing fertility levels and higher life expectancy. As a corollary to these demographic trends, the working population is ageing and shrinking at the same time. This development will affect the performance of organizations in the next …

Dat goed opgeleide verpleegkundigen nu en in de toekomst hard nodig zijn is niet nieuw. Zeker in academische ziekenhuizen, top-klinische centra en teaching hospitals is deze behoefte uitgesproken. Goed opgeleide verpleegkundigen op hbo-niveau zijn jonge professionals, die in de ogen van het werkveld …

We laten steeds meer sporen na: door op internet te surfen, door onze mobiele telefoon te gebruiken, door RFID-labels bij ons te dragen of door ons binnen het blikveld van camera’s te bewegen. Door de contextuele informatie die dit genereert te gebruiken als aanvulling op de ‘klassieke’ methode van gezichtsherkenning …

When the editors of this book asked us to write a chapter that reflects our work and thoughts about issues that relate to change and improvement of institutions, environments, and people, we immediately decided to focus on the college classroom and how college teachers and students adapt to new forms …

Dit hoofdstuk beschrijft de mogelijkheden van multimedia en interactieve media, het tot stand komen van multimediaproducties en bespreekt de rol van de technisch communicator in een multimediaproject. …

Dieses bei Studierenden beliebte Lehrbuch führt praxisorientiert in das Marketing ein. Im Fokus steht dabei das (klassische) Konsumgütermarketing.